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General Discussion / NWN Pics to .jpg or other easier to read formats
« on: September 02, 2005, 09:09:00 am »
yeah, so, I see many have their char pics as their pic for the forums, and I was wondering, how do I convert (what software do I need) the NWN picture format (can't recall its extension right now and not on my own pc to check) into a .jpg or something equally as readable by picture viewing software?

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*in large script*

This is an invitation to all the freeblades, to all the mercenaries, to all the ex-soldiers, and to anyone else interested in search of a fitting occupation, steady pay, and excellent equipment.

My name is Cole Norseman.  I am a well-known, well-traveled mercenary.  I have military experience under Queen Allurial and am considered one of the best Greatsword wielders in all the lands.  I have connections that span continents and the knowledge to prove it.

My aim is this:  To form a mercenary army unit under my command.  The army of the Norseman.  The Dread Blade.

The pay will be per month, in gold, to be distributed at the monthly gathering.(///actually weekly, just that a week of Real time is so much more in game time.  not even really equivelent to a month, but it makes it easier///)
300 for regulars (//privates//)
325 for file leaders (///private first class///)
400 for lieutenants and seargents
500 for captains

In addition, all soldiers will be outfitted with Iron equipment and magical rings will be given for promotions or outstanding accomplishments.

Currently, every rank is available, to be determined by field drills.  Experience does not necessarily give you preference.  I will watch the drills and determine for myself who is best to lead each Cohort (///unit, platoon, etc///).

There will be four captains under me, at least for now.  One captain over a Cohort of Archers, one captain over a Cohort of shieldmen, one captain over a Cohort of shocktroops, and one captain over a Cohort of support troops, which include battle mages and war priests.  Each Captain will have two Lieutenants, and there will be a seargent for every three files.  A file is no more than ten regulars.

Race, background, gender, and faith will have no impact on your enrollment or advancement.  Your actions within the unit will determine your status, and, of course, I will always have final say.  

As a mercenary unit, our work is on a contract basis.  We will discuss each contract at the monthly (///weekly///) meetings, and each Cohort will be assigned responsibilities according to the nature of the contracts.  Most contracts will not be to fight in wars across the seas.  Most contracts will involve protection, escort, and provision.  On occasion the unit will be called upon to lay sieges.

Monthly meetings occur on Wedlars (//wednesdays//) in the campgrounds outside Leilon.  The first meeting is this coming Wedlar and will hold the trials for those interested in becoming an officer, as well as the issue of equipment and cohort assignments.  It is assumed that all who show are enlisting.

The Color standard is Red and Black.

/////check the Calendar, the time will be at 9pm PST/////

*signed and stamped with the shadow of a panther*
Cole Norseman

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NWN Ideas, Suggestions, Requests / The Dread Blade
« on: August 31, 2005, 09:55:00 pm »
Not really sure if this is where I post this, but I would like to start a guild (rather Cole would, but you get the idea).  It would be a mercenary guild, the purpose of which is to bring hired swords and freeblades together under one banner.  In other words, to gather all of the most bloodthirsty fellows and gals and form an army of sorts, with a chain of command and a loose code.  The name would be The Dread Blade.

Errr, yeah, so tell me what I need to do, etc....

Thanks for your time!

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Wild Surge Inn / To Seteece:
« on: August 29, 2005, 12:44:00 pm »
This note is concerning our current dealings.  I have all the lion pelts you ordered, as well as some of the platinum.  However, I need for the current amount to be picked up or tell me when and where I can deliver it.  I will be looking for you.

*signed and stamped with the shadow of a panther*
Cole Norseman

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General Discussion / Weapon of Choice
« on: August 26, 2005, 10:11:00 am »
Being that Cole's favored weapon is the Greatsword, I decided to do a little resarch on the subject.  I found this little treatise:

http://www.thearma.org/essays/2HGS.html

Turns out, the Greatsword is the weapon of choice for mercenaries.  *grins*

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Wild Surge Inn / The Resource Store
« on: August 09, 2005, 05:31:00 pm »
*a very large poster has been erected inside inns and taverns across Mistone*

At the suggestion of a woman named Amber, I have thought out a profitable and convenient solution to arduous task of collecting resources for your crafts.  I am interested in having a store opened that will buy and sell resources.  That is, beings like Klugger and I, Cole Norseman, who harvest resources for crafters, would have a single place to sell all of the different items gathered instead of having to find an assortment of different buyers and fill each individual order.  This store would then turn around and sell the resources that we sold it to the crafters at a, shall we say, 5-10% cost increase.  The upside to this is the convenience of being able to sell anything you gather at one convenient location, and crafters in turn can buy everything they need in one place rather than having to gather some stuff here, buy stuff there, etc.  The down side is that it creates a middle man, and will inflate the prices of resources to a degree.  However, I think the benefits outway the- what I believe will be a- minor price increase.

In order for this to happen, and as I am not actually interested in running such a store- I simply want the benefits of it- a meeting of crafters, gatherers, and businessmen alike must be set up to discuss who, what, when, etc.  Ideally, there wouldn't just be one store, but many, so that the availability of an assortment of resources in any given town is at least a 50% chance at any given time.  Really, anyone with a house and the storage space can act as a resource store on their own, buying and selling and opening and closing at their own fancy.  

So, any and all those interested in such a scheme, notify me, Cole Norseman, of a good time for you to meet with a conglomerate of others who share this interest.  The meeting place will probably be held in the basement of the Wild Surge in Hlint, unless I can convince the Hlint authorities to let us use the courthouse.  When a time has been determined, letters will be mailed and notification put up in the major taverns and inns around Mistone.  ////check the player calendar////

*signed and stamped with the shadow of a panther*
Cole Norseman, freelance mercenary

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Trade and Market Hall / Misc. weapons and armor for sell.
« on: August 06, 2005, 07:07:00 am »
I currently have an Iron maul, iron greataxe, iron greatsword, and iron scimitar for sale.  I also have bronze halfplate and iron banded mail for sale.  Finally, I have a Ring of Bull's Strength I (str. +1) for sell.  For those interested, send me a letter naming your price and when and where to meet you, and we'll negotiate from there.

*signed and stamped with the shadow of a panther*
Cole Norseman

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General Discussion / weapon focus
« on: August 05, 2005, 05:53:00 pm »
out of curiosity, how many of the 'added' weapons, such as the falchion, have the feats weapon focus and weapon specialization available for them?

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General Discussion / Stunning Fist
« on: July 29, 2005, 10:02:00 pm »
If I recall, Stunning fist is supposed to stun for one round.  I am quite positive that the stun duration of the stunning fist that the desert giants on Dregar hit with lasts longer than one round.  Is this on purpose?  or am I completely wrong about the duration of stunning fist attacks?  or is this an issue that can't be helped?  Thanks for your time!

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Wild Surge Inn / Mahogany for Sale.
« on: July 26, 2005, 02:59:00 pm »
*in big, bold script*

"Any and all interested in purchasing unworked Mahogany branches, please contact Cole Norseman or leave a note and some way to find you, and I will seek you out.  Price per branch is negotiable, but is starting at two hundred gold per branch.

As a side note, I also have a lesser strength ring (////ring of bull's strength 1), as well as an Iron greataxe and a suit of Bronze full plate for sale.  Prices are negotiable."

*signed and stamped with the shadow of a panther*
Cole Norseman

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Take this for what you will and if this has been previously disceussed elsewhere in the forums I apologize.

Suggestion:  A simple way to reduce the number of strange (Wemic) and/or typically evil races among the adventurer population is to use a similar restriction to what has been done with Chaotic Neutral characters.  That is, keep all races except for the 'standard' (human, high/moon elf, hill dwarf, halfling, rock gnome, half-elf, half-orc) races restricted to those players who have had a standard race character and been an active part of the world (playing on the server) for at least 4 months.

This will not only help slow the population growth of evil races among adventurers, but ensure that those that do play them are familiar with recent events in the world and should be good at RPing those races.  Also, while some will complain about not being able to play their really cool Drow ftr/sorc/arcane archer idea, once they spend time with the human wizard they had to settle for instead, I guarantee that if they stay the four months they will have become completely attached to that character.  They may go ahead and get that cool Drow, but they will still spend time playing their first character, siginicantly cutting down on how often we see that Drow.

I DM PnP DnD, and I for one do not allow gamers who are new to my campaigns (i.e. I've just met) play anything other than the standard races.  It's not until after I have seen them RP that I allow them to play other races, particularly because of how much more difficult they are to RP.

Alright, that's all for now.  Let me know what you think.

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Poetic License / Pierced
« on: June 14, 2005, 08:17:00 pm »
ok, this is a short story, about fourteen pages long.  

two things of note:
first, this story was written in response to a semi-challenge to write a romance.  you've been warned.
second, the Cole in this story is NOT the Cole Norseman (my character on Layo)some of you reading this might be familiar with.  he is actually a character belonging to a series of stories i have written.

enjoy!

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General Discussion / movie capture
« on: June 14, 2005, 02:12:00 am »
alrite all you computer savies, what software can I use, or do you recommend, to capture in-game footage for a movie?  it would be nice if this software allowed me to edit as well as capture.  thanks for your time!


-milton yorkcastle

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Mercenary seeking contracts:

Escort
Retrieval (items and persons)
Investigation

Credentials: military trained fencer, minor weaver, minor locksmith, well-traveled

References: Gulnyr, Pathfinder, Alayna Redwaters, Gre Mantis, Tha'Azail Neverborn, Pandora, Seteece, Celgar Magnus, Talan Valash, Kahna Krowes, Dyness, Ragdar, Xenos

-Cole Norseman

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Poetic License / Closet Demons
« on: March 27, 2005, 01:24:00 pm »
Closet Demons


I couldn’t hide my eyes from them
Again,
Ethereal
Forms floating from my frayed mind’s bend.

Ghouls and cruel demons ruled my
Night,
Illuminated
By the leering yellow closet light.

My blanket gave a haven from
Pain.
Too
Terrible, I twitch to explain.

Growing bolder, my foes close to harrow my soul
More.
Thoughts
Slyly slipped sideways across my brain’s floor:

When did my tendency begin to lend me to
Cower?
Before
Might was more my method of maneuver.

With this pillow built of holy feather
Down,
I’ll
Crush their cackling carcasses to the ground.

But up opened the cuts of my
Eyes.
Wide
Awake before butting the beasts from my bedside.


-kc

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Development Journals and Discussion / Travels of The Norseman
« on: February 06, 2005, 02:07:00 pm »
Well, after leaving Blackford's castle and my shortlived military career, I have not managed to make it much further than Hlint.  Krumk traveled with me, and continues to be as loyal a friend as ever.  If you know him as I do, you know he has a subtle cunning that escapes the notice of those who cannot look past his hide and stilted speech.  Together we have managed to procure a minor amount of notoriety in and around Hlint, as well as garner a little wealth.  I must admit, while some of it went to good use, the rest I have squandered on booze and the wiles of women.  But it all cam at a cost.  Both Krumk and I have fresh scars, and I only narrowly escaped death, thanks to some honorable comrades who, at risk to their own lives, dragged my dying carcass to a priestess, who was able to revive me.  However, I have gained more than wealth and wounds.  I have continued to train with my blade, and I can feel my body and the claymoor uniting.  My strength and skill with it is impressive to those who watch me fight, but I cannot somehow help but feel that there is more, that I am not yet a master.  And I will master the sword, as I have mastered my body.  My blade will lead me in the exploration of my world, Layonara.

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